Kosher Israeli food in Jamaica may tip tourism
In bringing her mother’s cooking to Jamaica’s sandy synagogue, Israeli cook Vered Maoz is the answer to observant travelers’ culinary prayers
View ArticleTel Aviv boils with gang violence
We’re talking about the other Tel Aviv — the crime and gang infested neighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica
View ArticleIsrael Corp. subsidiary acquires Jamaica private electric company
Go Jamaica: IC Power, which is investing in numerous Caribbean and Latin American countries, bought out JPPC
View ArticleIsraelis in Jamaica create new connection to tradition
Though most come on temporary contracts and leave, a small kernel of Israeli expats have made paradise their home
View ArticleJamaica hopes tourism can help fading Jewish community
As local population wanes, leaders believe visitors are the key to maintaining the island’s heritage
View ArticleAt long last, Chabad puts down roots in laid-back Jamaica
Rabbi Yaakov and Mushkee Raskin crisscross the island nation with religious services for Jewish locals and tourists
View ArticleBarbados, a centuries-old Jewish haven for relaxation — and refuge
Celebrating its independence this week, the Caribbean island has a storied Jewish history spanning from the Inquisition to the Holocaust
View ArticleIn Jamaica, a once-in-a-lifetime reunion for Jews who weathered WWII in an...
Fleeing certain death at the hands of the Nazis, for a brief moment thousands of European Jews were given refuge in a tropical paradise
View ArticleRemnants of Jamaica’s Jews hold a heritage full of firsts
From artists to newspapermen, the early Jewish community on the Caribbean island set many precedents — before being decimated by assimilation, immigration and intermarriage
View ArticleIsrael thanks Jamaica for skipping controversial UNESCO vote
Netanyahu welcomes Kingston’s refusal in Oct. to back ‘absurd’ resolution, which ignored Jewish ties to Temple Mount
View ArticleChabad Lubavitch to host Passover seders around the world
Jewish organization arranges traditional festive meals at far-flung locations, including its famous annual gathering in Kathmandu
View ArticleThe Canadian dentist who brings smiles to Jamaica
Toronto root canal specialist Gary Glassman sets his sights on Israel after demonstrating his philanthropic commitment at home and further afield
View ArticleJamaica’s 1st kosher eatery serves spicy jerk cuisine
Kosher Hot Spot features island nation’s famous cooking in which meat is dry-rubbed or marinated with hot spice mix
View ArticleSad farewell for injured Bolt as he crashes out of final race
World's fastest man ends ends storied career limping to finishing line amid standing ovation of packed London stadium
View ArticleRadical Jamaican cleric indicted in US on terror charge
Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal has advocated war with Jews, use of chemical weapons to exterminate unbelievers
View ArticleTo snare radical cleric, NYPD reached far beyond city limits
Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal has advocated war with Jews, use of chemical weapons to exterminate unbelievers
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